Paolo Bufalini
b. Rome (1994)
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Paolo Bufalini is a visual artist based in Bologna. His research explores the interaction between alterities and affectivity, conceiving artistic practice—and especially the exhibition format—as a tool for generating intersections and stratifications of temporalities and media. Within this framework, his works bring into dialogue the technological and the emotional, the deep past and potential futures, the documentary and the imaginary.

Bufalini’s work has been exhibited in institutional and independent spaces in Italy and abroad, including: Iuno, Roma: Fondazione Home Movies, Bologna; Palazzo Ducale, Genoa; NUB project space, Pistoia; Biennale di Gubbio, Palazzo Ducale, Gubbio; Museo di Palazzo Collicola, Spoleto; Marktstudio, Bologna; La Rada, Locarno; Gelateria Sogni di Ghiaccio, Bologna; Eataly Art House, Verona; Civitella Ranieri Foundation, Umbertide (PG); Dolomiti Contemporanee, c/o Castello di Andraz (BL); Fabbri-Schenker Projects, London; Localedue, Bologna; MASSIMO, Milan; Raum, Bologna; Neverneverland, Amsterdam.

Recent awards, commissions, and residencies include: SIAE – Per Chi Crea (2023); Carapelli for Art (2022); Acquisition Award from the Emilia-Romagna Region (2020); Nuovo Forno del Pane (residency), c/o MAMbo, Bologna (2020). He is currently a PhD student at the Fine Arts Academy of Naples.

Alongside his individual artistic practice, Bufalini has been actively involved in artist-run projects in Bologna for years. He was a co-founder of TRIPLA (2016-19), and since 2024 he is one of the members of the collective running Gelateria Sogni di Ghiaccio.

Curriculum Vitae

Education

PhD student - Visual arts and creative practices
Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli
2025-ongoing

MA - Visual Arts
Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna
2020

BA - Painting
Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna
2017

Solo/duo exhibitions

Argo
Fondazione Home movies, Bologna
curated by Sineglossa
2024

Argo
Fondazione di Palazzo Ducale, Genoa
curated by Sineglossa
2024

Cuore
Markt Studio, Bologna
with a text by Enrico Camprini&Chiara Spaggiari
2023

Data mining
w/ Lorenzo Lunghi
La Rada, Locarno
curated by Tommasi Gatti&Yimei Zhang
2023

beloved
Gelateria Sogni di Ghiaccio, Bologna
curated by Condylura
2023

//
Mon viewing room, Turin
with a text by Walter Guadagnini
2022

Forget me not
w/ Allistair Walter
Fabbri-Schenker projects, London
2022

eve
Massimo, Milan
curated by Condylura
2021

Martedì
Localedue, Bologna
curated by Filippo Tappi&Gabriele Tosi
2020

PALARAUM
w/ Filippo Cecconi
Raum, Bologna
2018

ù
w/ Filippo Cecconi
TRIPLA, Bologna
2018

Group exhibitions

the good company
Iuno, Rome
curated by Giulia Gaibisso
2025

Remote
NUB project space, Pistoia
curated by Condylura
2024

IMAGINA - XXVII Biennale di Gubbio
Palazzo Ducale, Gubbio
curated by Spazio Taverna
2023

Castello a orologeria
Castello di Andraz (BL) - Dolomiti Contemporanee
2023

La sostanza agitata
Museo di Palazzo Collicola, Spoleto
curated by Saverio Verini
2023

E.ART.H. Prize finalists exhibition
Eataly Art House, Verona
curated by treti Galaxie
2023

emERgenze contempoRanEE
Museo della città di Rimini, Rimini
curated by Cristina Ambrosini, Claudia Collina, Giovanni Sassu
2022

Casting the castle III - They repeat themselves constantly, but do not create a sense of habit
Civitella Ranieri Foundation, Umbertide (PG)
curated by Saverio Verini
2022

A paradise for the smiling alligators
Palazzo delle Mura Urbiche, Lecce
curated by Marta Orsola Sironi
2022

Peng on the beach
Circolo Tennis Italia, Bologna
curated by Xing
2021

Luccicanza
Localedue, Bologna
curated by Filippo Tappi&Gabriele Tosi
2020

Futuro. Arte e società dagli anni Sessanta a domani
Gallerie d’Italia, Vicenza
curated by Luca Beatrice&Walter Guadagnini
2020

Baitball (01)
Palazzo San Giuseppe, Polignano a Mare (BA)
curated by Like a Little Disaster
2020

Estate Autunno
State Of, Milan
curated by Irene Angenica, Giovanni Paolin, Giacomo Pigliapoco
2019

Nights: Prolog
Lapsus, Timisoara
2019

La Natura delle Cose
Museo Temporaneo Navile, Bologna
curated by Luca Caccioni
2019

Snoozin’ Gutssss
Neverneverland, Amsterdam
curated by MRZB
2019

White and black stripes and a red nose (the game)
Almanac Inn, Turin
within a project by Davide Sgambaro
2019

Carbonio e Silicio
Liceo Crescenzi-Pacinotti, Bologna
curated by Cuoghi Corsello
2019

Homo Sapiens
DAS, Bologna
curated by Davide Da Pieve
2019

Communal Leakings
Macao, Milano
curated by MRZB
2018

Ex-Centro
Otto Gallery, Bologna
curated by Luca Caccioni
2018

Tirarsi Fuori
P420, Bologna
curated by Lelio Aiello
2017

Playing Scenic
Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna
curated by Carmen Lorenzetti
2017

Savoir Faire
Current, Milan
2017

Family Matters
Gelateria Sogni di Ghiaccio, Bologna
2017

Prizes/grants

Premio Sparti
(finalist)
2025

SIAE - Per Chi Crea
2023

Arte Circolare - Premio Conai
(finalist)
2024

E.ART.H. Prize
(finalist)
2023

Mint Fund Grant - Foundation for Art and Blockchain
2022

Carapelli for Art
2022

Emilia-Romagna region acquisition prize
2020

Combat Prize
2020

Ducato Prize
Academy Art Award
2019

Residencies*/workshops°

Scuola di Filosofia°
ICA Milano, Milan
w/ Felice Cimatti
2021

Nuovo Forno del Pane*
MAMbo, Bologna
2020

Un certo numero di cose°
MAMbo, Bologna
w/ Cesare Pietroiusti
2019

Bocs Art*
Cosenza
2019

GAFF dabasso*
Milan
2017

Dioniso, un dio liquido e molteplice°
Fondazione Lac o Le Mon, San Cesario di Lecce
w/ Cesare Pietroiusti, Andrea Lanini
2014

Writings

Live Arts Week X
Catalogue
2021

On paper

Face/Off. I volti latenti tra immagini operazionali e operazioni artistiche
Matteo Patelli
in: Blink postfotografico. Teorie, pratiche e derive delle immagini ibride
edited by Mauro Zanchi
Postmedia books
2025

Arte Circolare - Premio Conai
Catalogue
2024

IMAGINA - XXVII Biennale di Gubbio
Exhibition catalogue
2023

La sostanza agitata
Exhibition catalogue
viaindustriae publishing
2023

EmERgenze contempoRaNee. I premi acquisto della Regione Emilia-Romagna Catalogue
2023

Espoarte #121 (interview)
Matteo Galbiati
2023

Artribune #68 (interview)
Studio Visit
Saverio Verini
2022

Live Arts Week X
Catalogue
2021

Inside Art #122 (interview)
Eleonora Bruni
2021

Condylura01
Artist book
edited by Condylura
2021

Nuovo Forno del Pane. A logbook
Edizioni MAMbo
2020

Futuro. Arte e società dagli anni Sessanta a domani
Edizioni Gallerie d’Italia | Skira
Exhibition catalogue
2020

Combat Prize
Catalogue
2020

Ducato Prize
Catalogue
2019

Live Arts Week VII
Catalogue
2018

Online

Argo: review
Juliet, Giulia Gorella
2024

Remote: review
Juliet, Serena Trinchero
2024

Argo: review
ATP Diary, Erica Rigato
2024

Argo: review
Exibart, Andrea Rossetti
2024

Argo: interview
Mangrovia, Alessandra Navazio [ITA] [ENG]
2024

Studio Visit
Edoardo De Cobelli x La Quadriennale di Roma
2024

Studio Visit
Marco Scotti x La Quadriennale di Roma
2023

Essay
Phroom, Enrico Camprini
2023

Land of Nod,: review
Tropico del Cancro, Chiara Spaggiari
2023

beloved: interview
with Condylura and Treti Galaxie
Exibart, Giulia Turconi
2023

beloved: review
Segnonline, Benedetta Sala
2023

beloved: review
ATP Diary, Elena Bordignon
2023

Land of Nod: interview
About, Francesco Di Nuzzo
2022

Interview
Artribune, Saverio Verini
2022

Studio Visit
ATP Diary, Giulia Gaibisso
2022

eve: review
Flash Art Italia, Tommaso Gatti
2021

eve: review
Exibart, Carmen Lorenzetti
2021

eve: interview
ATP Diary, Tommaso Pagani
2021